You are standing on a balcony looking down on your life, as if you were at a party watching the revellers, and you see yourself in the crowd. You are fascinated. You watch yourself engaging with some people, avoiding others, watching others, moving from place to place sometimes following, sometimes seeking, sometimes lost and waiting.

With that image in your mind, and a sense of objective fascination and curiosity about yourself, what do you observe about yourself in your life right now?

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Great exercise! How objective can we be about ourselves? Can we really detach ourselves from our senses, our emotions to be really observant? Can we separate our “Calculating Self” from our “Central Self” (Zander & Zander)
Cheers, Paulhttp://reevesresults.blogspot.com

Wonderful, Luke!
Can you find the source of that hesitation? As you watch yourself at the party, where and when do you hesitate? If you can slow the tape right down and go frame by frame, where is the trigger to stop (hesitate)?

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